Studying Spanish Abroad ¿Dónde?
Several people have asked me for recommendations for studying Spanish in other countries. I tell them that my first recommendation comes from my own personal experience; CPI or Centro Panamericano de Idiomas did an amazing job teaching conversational Spanish with well-organized units based around grammatical topics and interesting content. The locations are spectacular, the teachers competent, interested, and friendly, and the host families became my second and third families! Another school that I would love to visit is Cetlalic or Centro Tlahuica de Lengua e Intercambio Culutural in Cuernavaca, Mexico. They teach with a focus on social justice and Mexican cultures that is unique among the programs that I have heard of. My friend and professor, Deborah Palmer, studied there and has taken students and her family there; she recommends it very highly! Another program that friends have recommended is in Antigua, Guatemala. Ixchel Spanish School received high praise from my fr